Finished another blanket

I like to say this pattern is ‘easy’ only because of the repeating rows.  It still involves a lot of counting but I’ve memorized it so, once the repeats happen it’s just a matter of time of how big I want it.

Another blanket!

I decided to try to dump some of the massive amounts of white yarn I have by doubling up on the skeins on this next virus blanket.  This means I work with two at a time and hold two strands of yarn on the hook.  I still had a lot of the cinnamon yarn but not enough for a full 4 rows like with the blue blanket, so I decided to just do the cinnamon in the middle and on the row 4 repeat. It makes the blanket feel more sturdy this way as well. I think I may finish with a full section of cinnamon for the very last section, but I have to be careful that I don’t run out of it before finishing because I have no more of it after the next 2 skeins.

I like seeing an end in site so I’m going to do two more normal sections then hopefully end with a full brownish row for the border.

One More Yarn

I finished the ‘virus’ blanket and it came out to be around 72 inches corner to corner and 51 wide.

I know I said I wouldn’t use vintage yarn again, but I had an idea that could use up my grandmothers old stuff pretty quick and although I wouldn’t feel it’s suitable for my shop, it would be a good gift.  So, I plan on making three blankets like this for my sister, brother, and cousin since I’m using all Grandma Dale’s yarn.

I also decided to double up on skeins to go through all the white faster, which may be slightly troublesome as I try to use up the rest of the Cinnamon but I will try to work it into the pattern.  I do like how it makes the same pattern bigger with not a lot of effort.

Vintage Yarns

I started making another virus throw using my grandmothers old yarn but, I think the rest of it may need to be given back to my mom or stored/given away.  It’s rather stiff and brittle to the point that the fibers are separating from each other.  I’m concerned it will totally lose shape in the wash (even in a wash bag!) like my sweater attempt. So I think this will be my last vintage yarn project.

Speaking of, I tried making a granny square sweater for my mom, but I unwisely chose to use vintage yarn which, after being soaked in cold water and hand washed, stretched out dreadfully and in some cases, broke. So that was a complete waste of time.

Finished a Virus throw

This pattern was easier than I thought and since it goes around and around like a granny square, I liked it a lot and it was really quick to make.

This took two skeins of Caron Big Cakes and came out to 40×40.  I have a feeling I’m going to use up a lot of my grandmothers yarn on this pattern since it comes out so pretty and as I said, is pretty easy all things considered.